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Tsunami warnings relaxed after quakes

A TSUNAMI watch around the Indian Ocean was lifted hours after two massive earthquakes struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday, sending terrified people fleeing from the coast. The...

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Huge quakes strike off Indonesia; tsunami warning issued

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) - A powerful 8.6 magnitude earthquake and strong aftershocks struck off Indonesia on Wednesday, sending people as far away as southern India scurrying from buildings...

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Magnitude-7.7 earthquake hits Andaman Nicobar Islands

Chennai, June 13: A massive earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands Sunday at 00.56 a.m. with epicentre at 160 km west of Nicobar Islands at the depth of...

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India issues tsunami warning after massive Sumatra quake

New Delhi, April 11, IRNA -- India Wednesday issued a tsunami warning for Nicobar islands and alerted the coastal regions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh after an earthquake of 8.9 magnitude hit...

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String of quakes jolts Andaman & Nicobar

Chennai/New Delhi: A string of earthquakes jolted the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over a 12-hour period on Sunday. The tremors were also felt in southern and eastern India. There was some panic but no...

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Quake, tsunami warning across Indian Ocean

 A massive earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, US and Indonesian monitors report, prompting a tsunami alert across the Indian Ocean. And a fresh tsunami warning has been issued after...

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Live updates: IAF sends relief material to Port Blair, Centres in constant...

Union Home Secretary RK Singh on Wednesday said that there is no cause for panic along India's coastline. "As of now there are no signs of Tsunami. The Centre is in constant touch with Andhra Pradesh,...

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Tsunami warning after earthquake hits off Indonesia

A MAGNITUDE-8.2 aftershock has followed a massive 8.6 quake that struck off the western coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, sparking scenes of panic and triggering a tsunami warning across the...

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Tsunami fears as massive quake hits Indo, followed by huge aftershock

REGIONS across Indonesia and the Indian Ocean remain on red alert after tsunami warnings were issued when a massive earthquake and strong aftershock rattled the coast of Sumatra. At least three...

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Tsunami watch lifted in Indian Ocean

A TSUNAMI watch around the Indian Ocean has been lifted hours after two massive earthquakes struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island yesterday, sending terrified people fleeing from the coast. The...

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Massive Indonesia quake triggers tsunami alert

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Tsunami watch lifted after two big earthquakes

April 11, 2012 -- Updated 1321 GMT (2121 HKT) Epicenter of earthquake off the coast of northern Sumatra Are you there? Send us your stories, video Jakarta, Indonesia (CNN) -- A massive earthquake...

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'Great' quakes revive tsunami terror for millions

FIFTEEN million people of the northwestern Sumatran coastal strip and nearby islands slept nervously, if at all, last night after their region was shaken by two massive magnitude-8+ earthquakes that...

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Indonesia earthquake: Andaman islands brace for 4-metre tsunami waves

New Delhi: A few thousand people were evacuated to higher ground from parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday following earthquakes in Indonesia, as the islands prepared for tsunami waves up...

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Powerful quake rattles Indian Ocean islands

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean near Nicobar and Andaman Islands, triggering panic on the archipelago and an initial regional tsunami alert. The quake shook people from their...

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 Powerful quake rattles islands

Next » 1 2 By S.Binoy Raj Port Blair, India - A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean near India's Nicobar and Andaman Islands early Sunday, triggering panic on the archipelago and an...

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Earthquake in Indonesia: India withdraws tsunami warning

New Delhi , April 11: India has withdrawn the tsunami warning issued after the massive earthquake measuring 8.6 on the Richter scale in Indonesia this afternoon, Press Trust of India reports. A second...

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Indian Ocean tsunami alert lifted

Indonesia, India and Thailand have downgraded tsunami alerts that had been issued following powerful earthquakes off the coast of Indonesia's Aceh province, prompting evacuations from coastal regions....

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Indonesia trembles, India does the drill

SHARE AND DISCUSSTweetPanic but no tsunami from strong Indonesia quakes. NEW DELHI: The earthquake off the western coast of Indonesia generated a serious tsunami scare on India's east coasts for over...

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Indonesia quake triggers tsunami alert

AP A massive earthquake has struck off Indonesia's Sumatra island, triggering an Indian Ocean-wide tsunami alert and evacuation orders to clear people away from the coast. The quake's magnitude was...

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